Receptionist

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to work at both Morpeth Health Centre and Blyth Community Hospital Outpatients Department.

The hours are between 8am and 5pm over 3 to 4 days depending on department pressures but normally 3 days.

Receptionists are mainly data inputters with good communication skills - the role will involve working with the public.

Applications are invited from candidates who have experience in computer skills and are able to use their own initiative, work under pressure, keep to strict deadlines and have excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills.

Applicants should be flexible to cover annual leave and available shifts within the department.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

To provide the day to day operation of a high quality, effective and efficient Reception Service. To provide timely, accurate and comprehensive computer input into the Patient Administrative System (PAS) and other systems, to achieve efficient recording and process of patient activity.

To manage department systems in keeping with Trust Policy, Information Governance, the NHS Guidance and the NHS Plan for future developments.

To work effectively as a team to ensure all reception areas within the structure, and the retrieval and distribution of health records on all sites are covered at all times.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Morpeth Health Centre and Blyth Community Hospital

Dark Lane, Morpeth and Thoroton Street,Blyth

Morpeth

NE61 1JY

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Morpeth Health Centre and Blyth Community Hospital

Dark Lane, Morpeth and Thoroton Street,Blyth

Morpeth

NE61 1JY

Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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